Guided Walking Tour of Portsmouth
Overview
Available languages
Mobile ticket
Please note the tour does not enter the Historic Dockyard or go on board its ships.
Old Portsmouth represents over 800 years of history, playing a central part in Britain's role in world events.
The tour focuses on the stories of its people, their lives loves and losses, not dreary dates or boring buildings.
Your guide has extensive knowledge and can focus on your specific area of interest, whether they be World War 2, industrial archeology, or Portsmouth's people, for example.
It is suitable for all ages, with stories made relevant for children and teenagers. All content is age-appropriate. Fun facts make it memorable for children of all ages.
The tour can be accessed by people in wheelchairs or mobility scooters.
We are dog friendly.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Royal Navy Museums: HMS Warrior
Our starting point of this unique part of British naval history. Please norte: We do not enter the dockyard or visit any ships.
Spinnaker Tower
Spinnaker Tower a world-famous tower
Options
Guided Walking Tour of Portsmouth
What‘s Included
Your knowledgeable guide
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
166 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Informative & entertaining - book it!
Highstandards365,Jun 28, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00So pleased we booked this tour. Steve is an excellent guide. Very knowledgeable and informative. Audience aware and good company. The pictorial references were much appreciated too. Highly recommend - whether you’re local to Pompey or a visitor. Thank you!😊
Fabulous tour
tanyabE1296UH,Jun 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I absolutely loved this tour. It was a delight from start to finish. Steve kept us enthralled with his knowledge about the history of Portsmouth, his interesting and entertaining stories, facts and anecdotes, and kept us laughing with his great sense of humour and jokes. I learned so much about the city I have lived in for 10 years and love. I am recommending this tour to everyone I know, and also to everyone I don't!
Fun and informative tour
Suzanne L,Jun 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fabulous walking tour by a knowledgeable and entertaining guide. Steve was able to tailor the tour to our interests and knowledge and kept us entertained for 90 minutes with the stories and characters of old Portsmouth. Can thoroughly recommend. Thanks for a super tour!
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ClaudiaR3127,Jun 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I had booked a French audio guide, but we received a translated booklet; we still managed to understand each other more or less! Our guide was great.
Hugely interesting with an excellent guide and story teller.
DenzilM50,Jun 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We were looking forward to our walking tour of Historic Portsmouth and weren’t disappointed. We had a lovely sunny day to enjoy the time we spent out sightseeing and the tour itself takes about an hour and a half covering roughly 2 miles. Steve was welcoming, engaging, amiable, funny and passionate. As an ex Navy member myself I thought I might know something of Pompey and that the day would serve as a reminder of what had been, past and more recent. How wrong I was. The interesting sights, facts, figures and wows were constant and at the end of the tour I felt that we had had a fantastic lesson in history. Fully recommended to anyone who has the slightest interest in history and all things Naval.
Excellent walking tour
sleepyshores,Jun 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I thoroughly recommend this walking tour. Steve is very knowledgeable, engaging and entertaining, pointing out things that we would not have seen otherwise. His anecdotes kept us amused whilst we learnt some interesting facts about Portsmouth’s history. To know that we were also helping to support a very worthwhile charity was the icing on the cake.
Beers and Wenches
366darrenb,May 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent stroll around historic Portsmouth. Very knowledgeable and interactive host. Thoroughly recommend
A Wonderful Way to Get to Know Portsmouth!
andross2,May 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Steve made this walking tour both informational and fun! He is a font of knowledge and made the history of Portsmouth come alive for all of us. He keeps a great pace and has wonderful stories to tell about both the long past and recent past of Portsmouth. It is obvious how much he loves this place and it was one of the best city tours I have done in a long time!
Fabulous tour; nothing not to like!
LouisaF117,Apr 29, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Steve was an amazing guide around what is a fabulous city. He did a great job of involving participants and showing us the main points of historic Portsmouth. The walk is easy and accessible and on the day that we did it, we were part of a small, friendly, multinational group. The whole tour including brief stops took approximately 90 minutes. Although the tours are free, donations are requested towards Cancer Research UK; what's not to like? Happy to highly recommend this tour.
Fantastic walking tour
564rheal,Apr 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Steve was super knowledgable and made the tour a really fun experience with all of his quips! He was more than happy to chat about all things Portsmouth and his passion really came through as well as giving some fantastic recommendations for the rest of our stay in Portsmouth. Definitely recommend!
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